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I always make treats for my racer boys. It helps me get my baking fix without all of the calories. I try to mix it up for them to keep it interesting so I decided I would bake chocolate chip zucchini bread. They were not exactly happy after they found out I snuck vegetables into their sweets, but they liked them anyway.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups grated zucchini (I grate it on the tiniest side.)
- 1 cup chocolate chips (use the mini ones or mix regular ones with flour so they do not sink to the bottom of the batter)
How to make them:
- Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.
- Grease (2) 9 by 5-inch loaf pans. (Or you can use muffin pans like I did.)
- Grate the zucchini. (I used about 2.5 zucchini’s for this recipe.)
- Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, spices and baking soda. Or if you aren’t in a sifting mood, just mix them all together with a fork or whisk.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs until light and fluffy. If you aren’t in the mood to get your mixer dirty, you can use a whisk for this as well.
- Add sugar, and continue beating until well blended.
- Stir in oil, vanilla, zucchini, and chocolate chips.
- Stir in sifted ingredients. It will look like cookie dough.
- Pour into prepared pans.
- Bake time will depend on what pan you use. My mini muffin pans took about 10ish minutes. They just need to be golden brown and when you stick a toothpick in the middle, it should come out clean.
The end result is a vegetable filled treat that is shockingly tasty and can be eaten with your hands, which is important at the race track. 🙂
